Mechanical Fitters & Fabricator

precision process maintenance; Sydney; On-site; AUD 61,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing work

Permanent pathway

New workshop facilities

Varied Sydney manufacturing projects

Small team culture

Job summary

PPM Engineering, a Smithfield NSW-based industrial maintenance and fabrication business, is expanding and offering opportunities for Mechanical Fitters. The role involves site maintenance, breakdowns, installations, workshop fabrication and significant overtime during shutdowns.

A new workshop supports varied projects for Sydney’s largest manufacturers. Two Mechanical Fitter positions are available with pathways to permanent roles.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade or equivalent required.
• Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade or equivalent required.
• Strong fault-finding skills and ability to read mechanical drawings.
• Safe working practices and high workmanship standards.

Responsibilities

• Strip down, inspect, overhaul and recommission production lines and packaging machinery.
• Perform ongoing preventative maintenance and replace bearings, seals, gearboxes, drives, chains and couplings.
• Conduct precision alignment, levelling and setup of critical machinery.
• Fault-find breakdowns quickly and accurately, including hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Install and commission new production lines.
• Fabricate high-spec components in the workshop and install them on site.

Skills

Mechanical trade

Reading drawings

Fault finding

Safety mindset

Team collaboration

Education

Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade

Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade

Tools

TIG welding

Press brakes

Guillotines

Rollers

Job description

precision process maintenance – Smithfield NSW

Location: Smithfield NSW (new workshop and client sites across Sydney)
Work type: Casual, full-time hours, with a pathway to permanent for the right people
Pay: $54.00 per hour + full Manufacturing Award penalties and overtime

About PPM Engineering

PPM Engineering is an industrial maintenance and fabrication business. We have a strong record across FMCG, food and beverage, and can-making plants, and we’ve installed complete production lines for some of Australia’s largest packaging manufacturers.

We’ve just moved into a new workshop in Smithfield that’s double the size of our old one, and we’re increasing our capacity to take on more work. To do that, we need good people who want to grow with us.

We’re a small, close crew. We pay properly, we don’t cut corners, and we treat our people as people, not numbers. If you take pride in your work and want somewhere to settle long term, we’d like to hear from you.

What the Work Looks Like

Our work is a mix of site maintenance, breakdowns, installations, workshop fabrication and shutdowns. Some weeks are standard hours. During shutdowns and large projects the hours are big, and all overtime and weekend work is paid at full award penalty rates.

Starting With a Major Shutdown

Shutdown commencing 27/12 - 9/2/27: 6 x 12-hour days (72 hours per week), with overtime and weekends paid at 1.5x and 2.0x. It’s a great way to start earning, and it’s followed by steady, ongoing project, maintenance and workshop work.

Available Positions

1. Mechanical Fitters (2 positions)

The work:

• Strip down, inspect, overhaul and recommission production lines and packaging machinery
• On going preventative maintenance, Replace bearings, seals, gearboxes, drives, chains and couplings
• Do precision alignment, levelling and setup of critical machinery
• Fault-find breakdowns quickly and accurately, including hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Install and commission new production lines

Requirements:

• Certificate III in Engineering – Mechanical Trade (MEM30205 / MEM31922 or equivalent)
• Maintenance or shutdown experience in FMCG, food and beverage, packaging or can-making
• Strong fault-finding skills and ability to read mechanical drawings
• High standard of safety and workmanship

The work:

• Fabricate high-spec components in the workshop and install them on site
• TIG weld stainless steel and aluminium to a food-grade standard
• Cut, fold, roll and form sheet metal and plate
• Measure up on site, work from sketches and drawings, and help design custom solutions
• Install work in clean, GMP-regulated environments
• Jump in with fitters between fabrication work

Requirements:

• Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade (MEM30305 / MEM31922 or equivalent)
• Excellent TIG welding on stainless and aluminium, with a first-class finish
• Confident on press brakes, guillotines and rollers
• Ability to work from engineering drawings to tight tolerances

All Applicants

• Current Australian driver’s licence and White Card
• Reliable and committed, and looking for a long-term role
• Able to work on your own and as part of a small team
• Fit to work safely through 12-hour shifts during shutdowns
• Pride in workmanship: we do it right the first time and always exceeding the customers expectations

Highly Regarded

• Working at Heights, Confined Space, EWP, Forklift, Rigging/Dogging
• Experience with production and packaging lines.
• Cross-trade skills (fitters who can weld, fabricators with mechanical install experience)

What We Offer

• Ongoing work and a clear pathway to permanent employment
• $54/hr plus full award penalties, overtime and allowances
• Strong earnings on shutdowns and major projects
• A brand new, well-equipped workshop
• Varied work across some of Sydney’s biggest manufacturers
• A small team where your work is noticed and your opinion counts